A Thread for Fine Design

[bmike]

the first horse reminds me of deborah butterfield's work:

[dale]

Ah Thanks for reminding me of Deborah.
One of her most famous pieces. The Contemporary Museum Honolulu.

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[bmike]

Not sure if I've posted James Turrell:

[dale]

Akihisa Hirata http://www.hao.nu/

Alp House

[dale]

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/106.html

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[simon le bon]

Dear Dale,

This is my first entry to your very fine thread.

@unknownuser said:

The Dutch manufacturer Bolefloor offers a line of flooring composed of blades and curvaceous lines. Made of solid wood and raw, they dovetail with each other, traveled knots and imperfections, the ground component of wave patterns.

I don't know how they can achieve that,..(and how that costs)!

+simon.

[simon le bon]

2nd entry

Foxy and/or funny:

@unknownuser said:

The Milanese designer Emanuele Magini sign this sofa for the publisher Campeggio

And this so simple and so evident light:

Corner Light par Peter Bristol

(source: Muuuz.com _ the latest trends in architecture, design and decoration.)

+simon

[dale]

Hey Simon.
I absolutely love that floor. Thanks for the postings.
this one is the Shetland Museum, by BDP http://www.bdp.com/en/Projects/By-Name/P-Z/Shetland-Museum-And-Archives/

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[watkins]

Sculpture by Janet Echelman

"This newly completed sculpture commission by Janet Echelman, changes shape in the wind. 160 feet tall, the sculpture spans 300 feet and suspends over a three-lane highway roundabout on the Atlantic coastline in Porto, Portugal. It is credited as the first permanent monumental sculpture to incorporate fluid movement and is called "one of the truly significant public artworks in recent years" by Sculpture Magazine. The sculpture integrates the history of Porto, where a fishing village became an industrial area with smokestacks and tanks. The red and white stripe pattern of the smoke stack referencing elements continues into the sculptural net shape. The shape of the net mirrors the landscape below. The solid, unmoving forms on the ground accentuate the movement and changing forms in the air"

[dale]

I find it interesting the responses of the people in the video, as usually public art of this kind and scale evokes a lot of negative responses.
I took a workshop with Christo http://christojeanneclaude.net/rf.shtml#
when I was in art school, and it was an interesting insight into the thought process behind this style of artwork that almost becomes ongoing performance art. Below: Christo and Jean Claude "Running Fence"

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[david_h]

I Think Landscape art is terrific. Here in my neck of the woods we have a world famous piece ourselves.

The Spiral Jetty. Robert Smithson, 1971 Its on the Shore of the Great Salt Lake. after it was created in 1971 the lake rose and it had been submerged for over 35 years. back in 04, the lake receded and the jetty was visible again. I drove my family out there (about 2 hours away) to walk out there and see this once in a life time phenomenon. It was all crusted over with salt. It was so ethereal and other-worldly. I think it under water again. That's my daughter and Phoebe the wonder hound. and the other is my son. That is SALT they are standing on. Weird Huh?
Spiral Jetty Great Salt Lake

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[dale]

This reminds me of finding an old teepee ring hiking a few days back in the mountains.
Particularly with pieces like the Jetty, there is a timelessness.
A great thing to share with the kids, and I'm sure wunderhund loved it too.

[david_h]

Phoebe liked the salt but after a while she was telling us. . .get me outta here!!!!

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[d12dozr]

A hard shell backpack

[david_h]

. . . and its inspiration

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[dale]

@d12dozr said:

A hard shell backpack

This is an interesting company formed almost co-operative style in Columbia, now has what it calls "workshops" around the world. Base material is recycled tires and inner tubes.
Features a lot of simple elegant designs nice find
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcyclus%2Bcolombia%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DTRt%26pwst%3D1%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla;en-US;official%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.ca&sl=es&twu=1&u=http://www.cyclus-col.com/productos/coleccion_clasica/carteras.html&usg=ALkJrhg-toQ3b_-0vIrN-U2UQG8-wuulUg#
now that is a link

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[unclebim]

Joseph Walsh

(www.josephwalshstudio.com)

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[dale]

Really nice stuff! Thanks

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[unclebim]

Metropol Parasol // The World’s Largest Wooden Structure

What is there not to like about Metropol Parasol?  The waffle-like crown structure in Seville, Spain has been finally completed in April 2011 after a

Yatzer (yatzer.com)

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[d12dozr]

Cool, unclebim! Its awesome what 3D sculptures can be made starting with flat stock and a CNC machine!
That's how these mind-boggling stairs were made, as well: http://www.atmosstudio.com/#791981/081-23MR-Stairs = Tons of photos...